What is Wikimedia Commons?
Q: What is Wikimedia Commons?
A: Wikimedia Commons is a website owned by the Wikimedia Foundation, based on a wiki. It allows anybody to upload images, sounds, videos, and other multimedia files for use by any other Wikimedia Foundation project like Wikipedia or Wiktionary.
Q: How can people use the files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons?
A: The files uploaded to Wikimedia Commons can be used by any other Wikimedia Foundation project, like Wikipedia or Wiktionary. They can also be freely used by anyone else because they have free licenses.
Q: Does Wikimedia Commons have categories?
A: Yes, it has categories which are groups of files that have something in common or similar. For example, there is a category for pictures of cats.
Q: Is the website multilingual?
A: Yes, it is multilingual meaning that it can be used in every language. However, some parts of the website are only available in English such as names of categories.
Q: Are there sound files on the website?
A: Yes, there are sound files including recordings that read words out loud which are used in Wiktionary to teach people how to say words.
Q: What do users need to agree to when uploading their file?
A: When uploading their file users must agree to let everybody use it and change it as much as they want including companies (see Creative Commons).
Q: When did the website reach 10 million files? A: The website reached 10 million files on April 15th 2011.
